Editing Wade–Giles (section)

==Comparison with other systems==

==={{Anchor|Pinyin}}Pinyin===
*Wade–Giles chose the [[French language|French]]-like {{Grapheme|j}} (implying a sound like IPA's {{IPAblink|ʒ}}, as in '''''s''''' in English ''mea'''s'''ure'') to represent a Northern Mandarin pronunciation of what is represented as {{Grapheme|r}} in pinyin (Northern Mandarin {{IPAblink|ʐ}}/ Southern Mandarin {{IPAc-cmn|r}}; generally considered [[allophone]]s).
*''Ü'' (representing {{IPAslink|y}}) always has an [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|umlaut]] above, while pinyin only employs it in the cases of {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|nü}}, ''{{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|nüe}}'', {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|lü}}, ''{{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|lüe}}'' and ''{{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|lüan}}'', while leaving it out after ''j'', ''q'', ''x'' and ''y'' as a simplification because {{Grapheme|[[u]]}}/{{IPAblink|u}} cannot otherwise appear after those letters. (The vowel {{Grapheme|[[u]]}}/{{IPAblink|u}} can occur in those cases in pinyin where the diaeresis are indicated {{Grapheme|[[ü]]}}/{{IPAblink|y}} or {{IPAblink|ɥ}}; in which cases it serves to distinguish the [[front vowel]] {{IPAblink|y}} from the [[back vowel]] {{IPAblink|u}}. By contrast it is always present to mark the front vowel in Wade–Giles.) Because {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|yü}} (as in {{Lang|zh-Hani|玉}} "jade") must have an umlaut in Wade–Giles, the umlaut-less {{Transliteration|zh|wadegile|yu}} in Wade–Giles is freed up for what corresponds to {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|you}} ({{Lang|zh-Hani|{{linktext|有}}}} "have"/"[[Existential clause|there is]]") in Pinyin.
*The Pīnyīn cluster {{Grapheme|-ong}} is {{Grapheme|-ung}} in Wade–Giles, reflecting the pronunciation of {{IPAblink|ʊ}} as in English ''b'''oo'''k'' {{IPAc-en|b|U|k}}. (Compare ''[[Kung fu|kung<sup>1</sup>-fu]]'' to {{Transliteration|zh|pinyin|gōngfu}} as an example.)
*After a consonant, both Wade–Giles and Pīnyīn use {{Grapheme|-iu}} and {{Grapheme|-un}} instead of the complete syllables: {{Grapheme|-iou}} and {{Grapheme|-uên}}/{{Grapheme|-uen}}.

===Chart===
{{Pinyintable}}
Note: In Hànyǔ Pīnyīn, the so-called neutral tone is written leaving the syllable with no diacritic mark at all. In Tongyòng Pinyin, a ring is written over the vowel.